Bridge and breaker



March 17, 1931. .J. GOGOL BRIDGE AND BREAKER Fi led Aug. 15, 1930 2Sheets-Sheet l March 17, 1931. J GOGQL BRIDGE AND BREAKER Filed Aug. 15,1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 John 60302.

Patented Mar. 17, 1931 PATENT DFFIQE JOHN GOGOL, OF NORTHAMPTON,MASSACHUSETTS BRIDGE AND BREAKER,

Application filed August 15, 1930.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in abridge and breaker. The primary object of the invention is to provide abridge and breaker construction 5 wherein the piers of the bridge areset into the river bed with the piers arranged in groups of alignedseries combined with a novel form of breaker spaced from and in linewith each series of piers for breaking 1 the waves directed toward thepiers to reduce wear thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel form of breakerembodying a wooden frame structure capped with a 15 metal plate securedto the frame structure by strap irons.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same 99 consistsin the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a bridge and breakerconstructed in accordance with the present invention, showing theplurality of series of aligned piers of the bridge structure with abreaker 39 aligned with each series of piers;

- Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view showing the upwardlyinclined breakers aligned with the piers;

Figure 3 is an end el-evational view;

Figure "I is a cross-sectional view taken on line l4: of Figure 3,showing the wooden frame structure of the breaker and the metal capplate therefor; and

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on 40 line 55 of Figure 3,showing the strap iron for attaching the metal cap plate to the woodenframe structure of the breaker.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the combinedbridge and breaker includes a bridge structure having a flooring laidupon a sub-structure 11 carried by a series of aligned piers 12 set intothe river bed 13 as shown in Figure 3. The bridge further includes sideposts 14 having 50 angle brace bars 15 and upper hand rails 16.

Serial No. 475,553.

The series of piers 12 are arranged in spaced relation as shown inFigures 1 and 2 and a breaker is spaced from and aligned with eachseries of piers. Each breaker comprises vertical center piers 17 andinclined side piers 18 set into the river bed 13 as illustrated with theupper ends of the side inclined piers 18 at each end of the breakerconnected by longitudinally extending boards 19 and an upper rail 20.The frame structure 1s upwardly inclined toward the series of piers 12of the bridge as shown in Figs. 2 and 8 for breaking the water and waveswhen moving toward the piers.

An inverted V-shaped metallic cap plate 21 is mounted upon the upperside of the breaker to reduce wear on the wooden frame structurethereof, the cap plate 2l-extending the full length of the breaker andbeing anchored in position by the strap irons 22. The strap iron 22 iswelded or otherwise secured as at 23 to opposite sides of the inner faceof the cap plate 21, the intermediate portion 24 of the strap iron beingengaged with the head rail while the extended ends thereof overlie theboards 19 with the terminal ends a-ngularly bent as at 25 intoengagement with the lower side edges of the lower boards 19 foranchorage to the inclined piers 18 as at 26.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believedthat the construction thereof will at once be apparent, it beingobserved that a breaker is aligned with each series of bridge piers 12and that each breaker being of wooden construction is capped by a metalplate to reduce wear thereon.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim:

In a combined bridge and breaker, a bridge having a series of alinedpiers and an upwardly inclined breaker alined with each series of piers,including awooden frame structure and a metal cap plate therefor, andstrap irons disposed beneath the cap plate for an choring the cap plateto the breaker frame,

said cap plate being o f V-formation extending down each side of thebreaker frame and boards on the breaker frame over Which the strap ironsextend and retained in position by said strap irons.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN GOGOL.

